# Accident 20200531011469A: Cessna 172S, Lakeview, AR, May 31, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2020, 12:44 local time
- Place: Lakeview, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3486° N, 92.5569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3486&lon=-92.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52794, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52794) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 150 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200531011469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 31, 2020 THE LITTLE ROCK FSDO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION VIA PHONE FROM THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER THAT THE PILOT OF N52794, A CESSNA 172S, AT 3M0 AT 1744Z LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF FROM RWY 6 AND VEERED LEFT STRIKING TREES AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

A REVIEW OF THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REVEALED NOTHING SIGNIFICANT OR CONTRIBUTING.  A REVIEW OF AIRMAN'S RECORDS AND HISTORY WAS UNREMARKABLE.  AIRMAN PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION OF FLIGHT REVIEW, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS, AND SLEEP LOGS.  INVESTIGATING ASI DETERMINED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION BASED OFF OF MAINTENANCE LOGS AND AIRCRAFT RECORDS.  NO OTHER APPARENT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.

INVESTIGATION RESULTS REVEALED THE PILOT IMPROPERLY MANIPULATED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM A SOFT RUNWAY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT INTO THE TREES AT A HIGHER GROUND SPEED CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN20CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA205), May 31, 2020: Cessna 172 (N52794), Lakeview, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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